Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

In the study room.

"Your Highness!" A black shadow suddenly jumped down from the beam, and the secret guard appeared in the study like a ghost.

He quickly came to the desk, clasped his hands together, knelt on one knee, and greeted Yongjing, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Yong Jing frowned slightly, put down the pen in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "How is the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

The secret guard looked solemn and whispered, "Your Highness, I have found out through investigation that it was not the second daughter of the Luo family, Luo Rou, who saved you, but the eldest daughter of the Luo family, Luo Yu."

The secret guards thought that Luo Rou was so bold that she told such a huge lie just to curry favor with the rich and powerful. Did she really think that Yong Jing had a good temper and that they, the secret guards, were vegetarians?

Yongjing had ten secret guards around him, who were assigned to him by Yongqi, but he rarely used them.

Yongji has always cared about his younger brother. These secret guards were specially reserved by Qianlong for Yongji as his team. Even Yongji only had more than 20 of them. It can be said that half of them were given away, which was quite generous.

Yong Jing's eyes became fierce, and he said coldly: "Go check again..."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The secret guard took the order and left, his figure instantly disappearing into the darkness. The study room returned to silence again.

Yongjing was not surprised. He always believed in his intuition. He felt uncomfortable when he saw Luo Rou for the first time, and it turned out that he was right.

He was born into a noble family, and he was angry about the fact that he was fooled. If Luo Rou could stop while she was ahead and not mention it again, maybe he would turn a blind eye and let her go.

It's a pity that this thought only flashed through his mind and was completely extinguished by the housekeeper's notice.

"Your Highness." A voice came from outside the door, sounding a little cautious.

"Come in." A slightly low male voice came from inside the room, with an aura of majesty that came from without even being angry.

As the voice fell, the door was gently pushed open, and the butler bent his body and walked in lightly. He came to the desk, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Greetings to the prince."

The man did not even raise his head to look at the housekeeper, but continued to write. He always liked to cultivate his character, and writing and painting were his daily routine. He asked without even raising his head, "What's the matter?"

The butler hesitated for a moment, but still said, "The second young lady of the Luo family is here, and it seems she has something urgent." After saying that, he secretly glanced at Yongjing's face.

Hearing this, Yong Jing finally raised his head, with a flash of anger in his eyes. But soon, he regained his composure and said in a cold tone, "Take her to the side hall and wait."

The butler responded, turned around and left the room, taking the second young lady of the Luo family to the side hall to wait.

It was Luo Rou's bad luck that she ran into her when she was exposed, which was tantamount to walking into a trap.

Yongjing continued to do what he was doing slowly and leisurely, seemingly forgetting that Luo Rou was waiting in the side hall.

Or maybe he was deliberately trying to intimidate Luo Rou.

Luo Rou had been waiting anxiously in the side hall for more than an hour, and she had already drunk thirty-eight cups of tea.

Although Yongjing did not come, there was plenty of tea in the palace, and almost as soon as Luo Rou finished a cup, another cup was brought up.

When the thirty-ninth cup of tea was brought to her, she finally could no longer suppress her inner irritation and anxiety.

"May I ask when can the prince come?"

There was a hint of dissatisfaction and urgency in Luo Rou's voice.

The maid who was in charge of serving tea and water bowed respectfully to Luo Rou, but her face did not show any change in expression, as if she hadn't heard anything.

"In reply to Miss Luo, my prince is handling official business. Please wait for a moment."

The maid's tone was very polite, but the perfunctory tone in her words was hard to ignore.

The maid followed the housekeeper's instructions and evaded all of Luo Rou's questions.

Luo Rou's face suddenly turned gloomy, and anger surged in her heart.

However, she was well aware of her current status and position, and although she was filled with resentment towards these servants, she did not dare to get angry easily.

She could only grit her teeth secretly, thinking: "After I marry into the palace, I will see how I deal with you, a bunch of slaves who look down on others!"

She was determined to send away all the slaves who had once looked down on her and let them taste the feeling of being abandoned.

Luo Rou took a deep breath and told herself to calm down and not let her emotions affect her performance. She thought maybe this was a test.

However, Luo Rou was only a teenage girl after all. Although she had some scheming, she was not fully mature yet. Being left there for a long time, she would inevitably feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.

She tried hard to control her expression and not let her inner irritation and dissatisfaction show. But as time went on, her patience gradually ran out, the smile on her face began to become stiff, and a hint of impatience was revealed in her eyes.

Her guess was correct. The butler was observing from behind the screen in the side hall.

The housekeeper saw that Luo Rou's complexion was getting worse and worse, and was about to go out to comfort Luo Rou.

"You go down first." Yongjing arrived at the side hall. Through the screen, he saw Luo Rou sitting on the chair pretending to be dignified, but the impatience in her eyes revealed her emotions.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The butler's voice caught Luo Rou's attention.

When Luo Rou heard the butler's greeting, she knew that Yongjing had come. Her heart tightened, but she soon breathed a sigh of relief.

She subconsciously touched her hair and clothes, adjusted her makeup and hair, and made sure everything was neat and in order.

Yongjing walked out from behind the screen. His eyes fell on Luo Rou, and Luo Rou's heart suddenly beat faster.

She looked at Yongjing, and became more and more convinced of her guess - Yongjing seemed to be interested in her, and the neglect just now was indeed a test.

Thinking of this, Luo Rou secretly thanked God that she did not lose her temper just now, otherwise she might have left a bad impression on Yongjing.

Luo Rou was very happy and secretly delighted, thinking that she had performed very well today. She couldn't help but secretly glance at Yong Jing, with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

Yongjing was very familiar with this kind of look. As a member of the royal family and a highly respected prince, he had been courted and fawned on by countless people since he was a child. He had long been accustomed to this.

However, when he saw Luo Rou's shy look, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

People in the Aisin-Gioro family have always been like this. If they like someone, then everything is great for them, and they are just like infatuated people. If they hate someone, then they are useless and disgusting.

At this moment, in Yongjing's eyes, Luo Rou was just a woman who was trying to curry favor with powerful men and telling lies all the time, and of course she was indeed like that.

However, Luo Rou had no idea that her lies had been exposed and was still feeling complacent, not realizing that her actions were in vain.